Eswatini — Indice dei Viaggi Gay 2026

Name: Eswatini — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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23/100

Alto rischio #142 of 207

Punteggio = Legale 23/60 + Scena 0/40 = 23/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Sicurezza legale · Legal milestones · La scena sul posto · Domande frequenti

⚠ Criminalizzato

I rapporti tra persone dello stesso sesso sono criminalizzati o attivamente repressi qui. Consulta gli avvisi di viaggio del tuo governo prima di partire; questa pagina è informativa, non un invito a viaggiare.

Sicurezza legale — 23/60 punti

Criminalizzazione	Criminalized
Unione legale	● No not recognised
Antidiscriminazione	● No
Riconoscimento di genere	—
Applicazione nella pratica	—

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

1907Male same-sex relations were criminalized under Roman-Dutch common law, though no prosecutions were ever recorded. ↗
2018The country's first Pride parade drew around 1,000 people in Mbabane, organized by the Rock of Hope group. ↗
2019Officials refused to register the advocacy group Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities on the grounds of morality. ↗
2022The High Court upheld the registration denial in a split ruling, while acknowledging constitutional protections for LGBTQ association and expression. ↗
TodayMale homosexuality remained technically illegal though unenforced, with no relationship recognition and only limited policy-level protections. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

La scena sul posto — 0/40 punti

Locali LGBTQ+ elencati

Bar gay

Saune gay

Città con una scena

Parate del Pride

Festival di cinema queer

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bar gay per milione	—
Saune per milione	—
Eventi per milione	0
Grado di copertura	—
Punteggio della scena	0/40 (indice grezzo della scena 0/100)

Domande frequenti

Eswatini è sicuro per i viaggiatori gay?

Eswatini is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 23/60.

Il matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso è legale in Eswatini?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Eswatini. Overall legal status: Criminalized.

C’è una scena gay in Eswatini?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Eswatini, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.